When Floyd intercepted Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel
on the first play of the night and dashed 38 yards into the end zone for
Louisville's first defensive touchdown of the season, Louisville knew it had a
spark.

The Cardinals never relinquished that lead.

"(Driskel) threw the ball and the receiver happened
to miss it," Floyd said. "I just happened to be in the right place
and it fell in my hands for a touchdown. It put momentum on our side and helped
us get this win."

It was the first interception for a touchdown in a BCS
game since Oklahoma's Tony Jefferson in the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, and the first in
a Sugar Bowl since Georgia's Bruce Thornton in 2003.

Louisville coach Charlie Strong was proud of how Floyd
seized control of the game early. Floyd also had a game-clinching interception
against Rutgers back in November; Wednesday's pick-six was the first touchdown
of his career.

"They threw a curl route and the ball was tipped
and Floyd made an unbelievable play on the ball," Strong said. "We
felt like if we could get a lead that we could maintain that lead because
(Florida wasn't) a team to produce a lot of points."

Louisville forced two other turnovers Wednesday night,
another Driskel interception by Andrew Johnson and a fumble by Driskel forced
by sophomore safety Calvin Pryor and recovered by sophomore defensive end Lorenzo
Mauldin.

"That gave us the mood that we could do this — they're gonna
make mistakes and we need to highlight on their mistakes," Mauldin said.
"People said we wouldn't match up to their defense, so we did what we had
to do tonight."